1. Old friends! - Reunited with friends from Dubai. We're all settled here in Philippines now but we don't get a chance to get together like this often. This was our picture after our freakin' Anawangin adventure last November. Friendship never gets old!

2.Job promotion! - my job always keeps me aiming for more! God gave me His last minute blessing before the year ends! Whatta cool gift for an employee!

3. Good food! - exactly what I need to keep me energized everyday! I'm lucky enough to have more than 3 meals in a day.

4. Leisure - Every once in a while, I can go places I want.

5. New friends - This year I changed my job environment. I used to work in a construction, I transferred to an interior design firm. New place too! And new faces to get along with. Gladly it isn't hard to find new friendship with them.

My housemates!

Beer-day with officemates*

6. Bonded and tight Family! - We are actually not complete this year. Papa and my older brother are working abroad but our family is huge. We're too many! And the more the merrier. Bondings never ends.

7. Happiness! - What more can I say, I'm a lucky girl!

Count your blessing guys! God loves us so much. Walk by faith, not by sight. Every year, change is constant and better change for the best! Happy New Year! Yey excited for fireworks display later!

I haven't been with these girls for long months! My favorite girlfriends since 3rd year highschool. Finally, we got out from busy jobs this season. Except we're missing one, CHEENEE! The busiest girl now in Tenesee. We took picture for her though. Can't say much, we just talked and talked and eat and eat! It was also my first time to dine at SNR and I can say their pizza is way better than Xpresso. Super busog ka pa for 600 pesos only. Sulit!

We miss you Cheenee!

Homesick Cheenee in Tenesee, USA!

I have a week to rest. Yey! No work till January 3, 2012. Which also means "no work,no pay", not enough salary for the first month of the year! Aww.. Happy holidays everyone, spend time with your family and friends!

An excerpt from my Tumblr, my Christmas wish last year which was Forgiveness.

it’s Christmas time. the best gift to give this season is forgiveness. it's time you learn to forgive people who caused you pain. stop keeping hatred in your heart. whatever has happened to you, never blame anyone for it. help yourself to let go of the hurt. you shouldn't keep your anger for too long. the person may not have the strength to ask for your forgiveness, so why not give it instead without them asking for sorry? it will surely make you feel better. Heal your heart with God..

This year, I wish everyone to be hopeful. Rich countries are under going financial crisis. Job recessions results to unemployed professionals. Earthquakes, tsunami and natural calamities brought lifestyle damages. Even the controversial 2012 movie gives us threat for next year. No Harold Camping can tell how or when this world will end. Only God knows his own plan. You are in control of your life but it's still Him who owns us. We are His and He will always find a way to make us feel loved even the most darkest days and worst struggles we may have.

Let's be hopeful that every waking day will still be beautiful. Be hopeful that tomorrow, after a heavy storm will come a sunny day. Be hopeful that after all those years of being alone, someone will capture you heart. Be hopeful that tears will turn into smiles. Be hopeful that the next days you will still have reasons to burst out a good laugh. Be hopeful that you'll finally get that job promotion (I just did!Yehey!). Be hopeful that you're close to reaching that dream. Be hopeful and faithful that God will never leave you no matter what!

Advance Happy Christmas everyone!

In June 2001, I had the best summer vacation. And I bet it could've been happier if I was older that time. Wala pa din digicams noon, that's why it's hard to get a real good picture. Some are dark or blurry. We visited my grandparents in San Diego when my Lola was still alive. My Lolo still lives there until now with one of my aunts. It's not that easy to have a US visa and we we're lucky enough to be issued with a 10years tourist visa. Yey! Sadly my brothers and I only managed to go there once. My parents tried their luck on employment twice and unfortunately, it just wasn't for them. I can't believe it's been more than a decade since I stepped into LA airport. I don't know when I'll be there again. I hope soon! =)

Sharing my California vacation experience. Heavy picture post!*

Dubai DutyfreeWaiting for our flight. Excited!

Flying with Lufthansa Airlines!!Young faces of ours! Yayks!

Frankfurt Airport, GermanyStop over in Europe! wow, we we're even issued with a German visa for delay of flight purposes. Glad we weren't stuck for long, only 6 hours which we spent by walking around and taking pictures!

Cabrillo National Monument, located at the tip of Point Loma,
is a great place to get panoramic views of much of San Diego Countyand into Tijuana, Mexico.The Cabrillo National Monument was established in 1913,

to commemorate Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo's voyage of discovery.

At the highest point of the park stands the Old Point Loma Lighthouse,which has been a San Diego icon since 1854.

Central Cultural, San Diego

Welcome Disneyland California!Oh yeah I've been to the happiest place on earth! I've met Mickey Mouse!

Universal StudiosWho would dare miss to visit Universal Studios? The best place I've ever been to!

San Diego Zoohttp://www.sandiegozoo.org/Animals on the lose! one of the most progressive zoos in the world,with over 4,000 animals of more than 800 species.It is also one of the few zoos in the world that houses the giant panda!

Seaport Village, Downtown San Diegohttp://www.seaportvillage.com/This is where my Lolo used to work as an engineer.A cool place to shop, dine, do recreational things and relax.

My grandparents humble home in National City, San Diego.

Lola goofing around while Lolo is asleep! =)

Treasure every place you're able to travel to. Take lots of pictures, eat different crazy foods, try first time scary and wild experiences. Not everyone are lucky enough to have those opportunities like yours. Have a great week everyone!

Oh yes we had an adventurous weekend filled with laughter and fun! Get together with high school friends last weekend in Anawangin Cove, Capones Island and Camara Island. All island beauties you can only find in Zambales! I hope I get to share everything soon. After a freakin' weekend, I'm back to busy-busyhan working days. Happy Holidays for tomorrow everyone! I'll be working..awww..=)

Lighthouse at Capones Island

To a bigger office, wider work place! YEY!

﻿﻿﻿ Friendship isn't a one big thing, it's a million little things.

2003 - Ugly ducklings way back in Dubai, UAE

I can't believe it's been 12 years. That long since I first met the smartest girl in our class. (Smart din ako nun kaya, kaso mas siya. Haha) I can clearly remember! She hugged me when I got inside the classroom because I was not wearing our P.E. uniform which made her happy. Why? Because she was not wearing the proper uniform too! She forgot while me, I don't have one yet. We eventually became good friends then best friends in that Grade 4 class way back 1999. And for 6 years now, we lived distance away. Not totally different worlds but different kind of everyday routines. We didn't graduate high school together and didn't attend the same college school. We had lots of new faces and good friends around us. But despite of many new friendships I made, I know somewhere quite far from where I am, is a best friend who misses me and always looks forward to see me. Someone I can run to when I get tired of all the mess around me. Just like way back in 2009 when I had to cry lots, I met up with her and we threw my heartaches away in roller coaster rides. (Star City!)

We rarely see each other since my family officially left Dubai in 2005. Glad the world we live in is high-tech which made it easy for us to communicate. But growing up gives us too much things to do and to think of, naging busy-busyhan din kami. As much as we want to stay updated, our chikahan became less and less. School, work and other friends kept us busy but we never totally loss connection, ever. We tried to meet up at least annually. Pero sa mga yearly na yun, ang dami ng nagbago sa amin. Lumalaki na kami at tumatanda as time goes by syempre. Nagdadalaga. Hehe.
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We love crafts! We do scrapbooks, which she was very good at. We love arts and design. We also tried building websites, tried blogging. Pero hindi pa yata blog yung term nung time na yun e, website talaga! We exchange cards every Christmas. We wanted to be architects someday. We were good neighbors, our families knew one another too. We baked apple pies. We walked to the beach in mornings of school vacation.We made friendship bracelets with beads and laces. I still have the one she made for me. We were bus mates and we always sit beside each other every morning to school. Pag uwian kasi magulo na!

﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿My best friend is the person who can listen to my rants for hours. Kahit minsan hindi na niya siguro magets o masakyan, basta she listens, which is important to me. She feels proud of me when I tell her something I achieved. She supports me and gives me courage to do things I want, because she believes that I can. Vice versa, I feel the same way. You know what, ever since bata pa kami, I was really proud to call her my best friend. Lalo everyone knows na bff ko siya. Eh kasi naman, she's this consistent 1st honor, good singer, dancer, artist, leader and all. I was also kinda active back then, we were always part of top 5 and officers of organizations, but hindi ako singer at dancer at multi talented like her! Haha. Instead of feeling jealous, I feel flattered and happy that I'm the one she considered for a best friend. Arte. Haha.

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Friends are together when they are separated. It's just distance that's keeping us apart, but our hearts always keep the strong friendship.

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Last month we decided to celebrate our birthday together! Yey! We were not able to meet up on the exact date but at least October pa din. It's a very special month in our lives, lalo magkasunod kami. She was born October 19﻿ and I was born on 18th, but she's a year older than me. We watched BEP concert and stroll along The Fort, Taguig. This month will be another exciting reunion in Anawangin Island! Can't wait!

We may not be beside one another when we had our first kisses from first boyfriends. We weren't there to attend one another's debut party. We we're never together every Christmas since 2005. Tama ba ang memory ko? Aww, we missed so much na pala. But one thing I'm sure of, she's still going to be my maid of honor someday, the prettiest ninang of my first born and my best amiga doing maybe aerobics when we grow old! Or maybe playing make-ups remembering how beautiful we were in our younger years. Yes we are. Haha. We're still on our early twenties, more more years to come na magbestfriends pa din kami. For now, we're enjoying life and celebrating friendship!Yey, miss you bez!